28 killed as bus carrying Pakistan pilgrims to Iraq crashes in Iran: media

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Vendors selling Pakistan's national flags display a flag to customers at a market in Karachi on August 11, 2023, ahead of the country's 76th Independence Day. (Photo by Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP) Image used for illustrative purpose.

23 people injured so far with the possibility of death toll increasing

Staff Writer, Agence France-Presse (AFP)

August 21, 2024

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Vendors selling Pakistan's national flags display a flag to customers at a market in Karachi on August 11, 2023, ahead of the country's 76th Independence Day. (Photo by Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP) Image used for illustrative purpose.

At least 28 Pakistani pilgrims en route to Iraq for an Islamic religious ritual were killed as their bus crashed in central Iran, state media reported early Wednesday.

"A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims overturned and caught fire in front of Dehshir-Taft checkpoint in the central province of Yazd on Tuesday night," state TV reported.

"28 people have been killed and 23 injured so far with the possibility of death toll increasing," it added.

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